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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典

 orchil
 紅色染料,產生該染料之苔類

From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Medical Dictionary 英漢醫學字典

 or·chil /ˈɔr-/ 名詞
 海石蕊素,地衣紫

From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Or·chil n. See Archil.
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From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

 Ar·chil n.
 1. A violet dye obtained from several species of lichen (Roccella tinctoria, etc.), which grow on maritime rocks in the Canary and Cape Verd Islands, etc.
 2. The plant from which the dye is obtained. [Written also orchal and orchil.]
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From: WordNet (r) 2.0

 orchil
      n 1: a purplish dye obtained from orchil lichens [syn: archil,
           cudbear]
      2: any of various lecanoras that yield the dye archil [syn: archil]